Iron gall ink
Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/204
Preferred label
iron gall ink
Alternative label
Scope note
Ink made with a combination of oak galls (round ball produced when insects lay eggs in an oak tree) and iron (II) sulfate, and a binder such as gum arabic.
Top concept
materials
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/606
Broader/Parent concept
ink
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/195
Related concept
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300081023
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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